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Osaka, Japan

Yoshinobu Kudo

This inventor holds 70 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Photographic Cameras (CPC class 3541). Top assignees: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Minolta Company, Ltd.. Active years: 1984-1999.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Yoshinobu Kudo. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/yoshinobu-kudo

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank
USPTO Granted Patents = 70

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.5

ph-index = 18

Forward Citations = 1,056(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 1,003(Dec 10, 2025)


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Location History:

  • Sakai, JP (1988 - 1992)
  • Osaka, JP (1984 - 1996)
  • Kawachinagano, JP (1996 - 1999)

Company Filing History:

goldMedal67 out of 2,979 
 
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
 patents
silverMedal3 out of 2,816 
 
Minolta Company, Ltd.
 patents

Years Active: 1984-1999

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Areas of Expertise:
Zoom Viewfinder
Zoom Lens
Flash Apparatus
Film Cartridge
Image Reproducing
Focal Length
Camera System
Pseudo Format
Waterproof Camera
Photographic Lens
Focusing Device
Objective Lens
70 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
1. 6005712 - Zoom viewfinder system for single reflex camera (1999-12-21),
2. 5870230 - Zoom lens system (1999-02-09),
3. 5585965 - Zoom viewfinder system for single reflex camera (1996-12-17),
4. 5515133 - Flash apparatus (1996-05-07),
5. 5483310 - Film cartridge and a camera employing the film cartridge (1996-01-09),
6. 5461439 - Camera and printer for producing print from a film exposed therein the (1995-10-24),
7. 5363163 - Finder optical system for pseudo focal length (1994-11-08),
8. 5258859 - Image reproducing system (1993-11-02),
9. 5221939 - Photographic camera (1993-06-22),
10. 5220371 - Film cartridge and a camera employing the film cartridge (1993-06-15),
11. 5159386 - Photographic camera image reproduction system (1992-10-27),
12. 5134434 - Photographic camera (1992-07-28),
13. 5130733 - Camera having a pseudo format (1992-07-14),
14. 5119122 - Camera capable of providing a pseudo print format (1992-06-02),
15. 5103251 - Camera capable of providing a pseudo print format (1992-04-07),

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